In reply to Jones Beene's message of Tue, 10 May 2011 15:07:19 -0700:
Hi,
[snip]
From http://atom.kaeri.re.kr/cgi-bin/nuclide?nuc=Ni-62n=2 one can see that the
cross section for neutron absorption by Ni62 at thermal energies (~ 2E-8 MeV) is
about 14 barn.
Dividing this into the atomic volume of
-Original Message-
From: mix...@bigpond.com
One can see that the cross section for neutron absorption by Ni62 at
thermal energies (~ 2E-8 MeV) is about 14 barn.
Yes of course - that is a thermal neutron - which changes everything. There
is no thermalization mechanism in this reactor
In reply to Jones Beene's message of Fri, 13 May 2011 18:05:59 -0700:
Hi,
[snip]
-Original Message-
From: mix...@bigpond.com
One can see that the cross section for neutron absorption by Ni62 at
thermal energies (~ 2E-8 MeV) is about 14 barn.
Yes of course - that is a thermal neutron
Craig,
I don't if this helps, but most metals tend to be relatively transparent to
neutrons, due to the scattering cross-section which is caused by spin, not by
anything related to charge. The Coulomb barrier is not involved AFIK with
neutrons.
A few metals like cadmium will absorb neutrons
-Original Message-
From: Jones Beene [mailto:jone...@pacbell.net]
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 3:07 PM
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: RE: [Vo]:Question about Coulomb Barrier
Craig,
I don't if this helps, but most metals tend to be relatively transparent to
neutrons, due to the
scattering cross
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